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A Glossary of Astrological Terms
- Use this glossary to look up the meanings of words you come across on this website, or in your astrological reading. Just select the first letter of the word you need and click on it in the table below to go straight to that sector.
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Quadrants
- The four quarters in a chart, or the four seasons in the year, or the zodiac.
- Quadrate
- Major malefic square aspect of 90 degrees, dividing the circle of the zodiac into quarters, four equal segments.
- Quadratures
- Moon's dichotomes: changes, phases or quarters. Frequently referred to as the square aspect.
- Quadruplicity
- Quality, or Modality.
- Quality
- Modality, or Quadruplicity. Each sign is characterised by the combination of its Quadruplicity or Quality (Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable) and its Triplicity, or Element (Fire, Earth, Air, or Water).
- Quantum Entanglement
- Possible scientific basis for the "action at a distance" implied by astrology and denied by skeptics. For a non-technical outline, see Quantum Entanglement by Dave Jarvis.
- Quartile
- Square. A major malefic aspect of 90 degrees. See Quadrate, also Square.
- Querent
- Person asking a question of the astrologer.
- Quesited
- Person or thing enquired after in an horary question.
- Quincunx (Quadrasextile)
- Minor adverse aspect of 150 degrees. See Inconjunct.
- Quindecile
- Kepler's minor 24 degree aspect. Somewhat favourable.
- Quintessence
- Fifth alchemical principle. The underlying spiritual basis underpinning the four elements, corresponding to the idea of the æther, or space-time continuum. Not used in practical astrology. See Akasha, also Dark Energy.
- Quintile
- Somewhat favourable aspect of 72 degrees. One fifth of the zodiac, its influence is associated with 5th house matters, bringing artistic or creative use of crisis situations. So it is also a bit of a pressure-cooker.
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